Lewis Hamilton calls for Bernie Ecclestone and Sir Jackie Stewart to be censored after Nelson Piquet’s racial slur July 1, 2022 Formula One legend Lewis Hamilton believes Bernie Ecclestone and Sir Jackie Stewart should be censored, as he declared “enough is enough” after Nelson Piquet’s racial slur. The seven-time world champion was speaking ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix – days after 69-year-old Piquet’s offensive reference to Hamilton emerged from a podcast recorded last November. [...]
China has failed to live up to its promise to Hong Kong, but Britain must not follow July 1, 2022 When Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, bowed out of the territory for the last time at midnight on July 1, 1997, he departed with the hopeful promise that “now, Hong Kong people are to run Hong Kong.” Twenty-five years later, that dream has been irrevocably dashed by the Chinese Communist Party [...]
Warner Bros says it ‘regrets’ shutting down questions about JK Rowling at media event June 30, 2022 Warner Bros has backed JK Rowling’s contribution to the Harry Potter films, sitting in contrast to its previous decision to restrict Sky News asking questions about the author to movie stars. As reported by Sky News, reporters were blocked from asking Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the eight movies, about the famous writer [...]
Apple and Google told by FCC to axe TikTok in app store over privacy concerns June 29, 2022 The US FCC Commissioner has written to Apple and Google calling on the Silicon Valley giants to axe TikTok from app stores for “its pattern of surreptitious data practices.”
Nervous gambling sector holds its breath as govt moves towards maximum casino stakes and ban on free bets and VIP packages June 29, 2022 The Prime Minister is set to announce restrictions on the industry as part of the review of the 2005 Gambling Act amid concerns current regulations require changes to accommodate the growth of online betting. The Government confirmed it will publish a White Paper into gambling reform in coming weeks. The Times reported proposals to prohibit [...]
Twitter storm after Halifax Bank announces staff can wear badges with pronouns on June 29, 2022 Halifax Bank has caused a social media storm after announcing its employees will have the option to include pronouns on name badges. Twitter users reacted furiously after the bank shared an image on social media showing a staff member’s badge, including ‘she/her/hers” and “Pronouns matter. #ItsAPeopleThing”. The post has had more than 5.5k replies so [...]
Wimbledon: Serena’s motivation, going under the radar and order of play June 29, 2022 As Wimbledon’s courts once again get set to be graced by Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray, Serena Williams has spoken of her first round loss. Here is your SW19 latest. Williams motivated Yesterday’s evening session saw 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams crash out at the earliest possible stage of the tournament. Asked about what [...]
Two parties, devoid of the hopeful political vision for the future we need June 29, 2022 One of the most repeated criticisms of our political landscape is the absence of any long term political vision. Survival over reflection, short term over long term, disparate issues over coherent vision. Our politics needs a radical refresh to shift away from chronic short termism and mediocrity to something much more compelling. We’ve all been [...]
Central banks have fooled themselves into thinking they have power over inflation June 29, 2022 If we look under the bonnet of central banks, we find a debate which is almost theological in its nature.
Conservative ideology is in turmoil as they cling to online speech crackdowns June 29, 2022 A little known internet safety green paper was the genesis of the Online Safety Bill. It was initiated by the Cameron government and published five years ago, with a focus on a voluntary code of practice and transparency requirements for social media. This would have been a relatively incremental step, a collaborative approach to addressing [...]